Framing the Session
Give participants an introduction and purpose/reason why you are teaching this session:
"In speaking with some of you I've begun to realize that you have learned a great deal about being members of an ISquad. I think we need to find a place to record all of the things you have learned so that future ISquad members can benefit from your hard work.There is a place on the Internet where we can store all of your ideas and you can all contribute ideas for the squad.
At this point I would link to the 162 wiki and navigate through the space to expose the students to a wiki.
Teaching
Demonstrate for participants how to: “Watch me as I show you how I use a wiki to give our teachers a resource that they can use in their classrooms.
At this point I would walk the students through our wiki and point out the different pages and resources there.
Guided Practice
Guide participants through the process of locating resources and identifying the different file name extensions to identify the file type.
Now we will visit a wikispace that is more robust than the 162 space. Navigate to http://oit.wikispaces.com//
WORK TIME (Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.)
Getting Started
Tell participants what they will be doing during their work time, and how much time they have:
“Take the next 15 minutes to poke around in the OIT wiki and make a list of all of the different resources you find there. Be sure to note all the different types of files that are on the OIT wiki. Think about why the different resources might be included in the wiki.
After you have completed your investigation of the OIT wiki, you will use the last 15 minutes to work in your groups to brainstorm a list of the kinds of resources we could include in an ISquad wiki.
Participant Activity
Participants will navigate the OIT wiki. Step 1 - Explore several different pages on the OIT wiki Step 2 - Make a list of the types of files found on the OIT wiki Step 3 - Discuss how these pages make the work of OIT staff easier and more effective Step 4 - Work with group members to make a list of the different pages we might include in an ISquad wiki
Facilitator Conferring
Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Make sure that students are finding all the different resources on the wiki. Point out different types of files they might have missed. Probe how the files wold help the OIT staff to be more effective..
Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share. SHARE (Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)
Share
Ask selected participants to share resources they found on the OIT wiki and their value to the OIT staff.
Lead a discussion about how a wiki could make the ISquad more effective. Compile a list of resources that might be included on an ISquad wiki. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Author: Chris B
Email: cburwel@schools.nyc.gov
School/Employer:
Title: Tech Coach
TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION
Each session contains the following components and can be conducted in 45–60 minutes:
Session Overview
This is a concise summary of the session, and how it fits into the training series as a whole.
Focusing Questions
These are the specific questions that guide the session. The purpose of the session is to address these questions.
Materials
This is a list of all materials that the facilitator must make sure are present at the training site, including technology resources.
Resources
All handouts can be found linked from the Resources section of the participant agenda. Participants will be able to access these materials online during the session, but the facilitator should review them ahead of time, and any instructional support charts should be posted in the room before the session begins.
Framing the Session
The facilitator explains to the participants what will be covered in this session, how it fits into the training series as a whole, and how it may be incorporated into their reflective practice.
Teaching
This is a short period of facilitator-led instruction designed to prepare the participants for their work time. The facilitator might demonstrate a specific use of technology in an authentic curricular context, selected participants might be invited to share relevant experiences, or the group as a whole might contribute to a shared brainstorming list. The facilitator should be careful to avoid giving a lengthy lecture or straying too far from the focusing questions.
Guided Practice
Sometimes it is helpful for the facilitator to walk the participants through a process step by step. This gives the participants the hands-on experience of work time before losing the scaffolding of facilitator-led instruction.
Getting Started
The facilitator gives instructions to the participants for their work time, and lets them know what they will be expected to share at the end of the session.
Participant Activity
Participants are given time to practice the specific process they have seen demonstrated. They may be working independently, with a partner, or in small groups.
Facilitator Conferring
As participants work, the facilitator moves around the room holding short conferences to help guide the work and make it more productive. The facilitator should be at eye level with participants during each conference. These conversations need not be especially private; the facilitator may invite someone sitting nearby to listen in. If common needs among the group emerge, they can either be addressed immediately or during the sharing time.
Share
Participants gather at the end of the session to demonstrate what they have done, discuss experiences they have had, and reflect on what they have learned. This is an opportunity to return to the focusing questions that began the session, and discuss what has been accomplished in the interval.
Acknowledgements
This section acknowledges those who contributed to the creation of this session
SESSION TITLE
SETTING THE STAGE (To be reviewed before the session begins.)
Session Overview
In this session, participants will learn what a wiki is and how it can be useful for the ISquad and the work they do.
Focusing Questions
What are wikis?
How can I use a wiki space to make the ISquad more effective?
Materials
The following materials are used in this session:
-Laptops
-Projector
-Other
Resources
The following resources are used in this session.
The Internet :
http://162.wikispaces.com
http://oit.wikispaces.com
INSTRUCTION (Typically lasts about 20% of session.)
Framing the Session
Give participants an introduction and purpose/reason why you are teaching this session:
"In speaking with some of you I've begun to realize that you have learned a great deal about being members of an ISquad. I think we need to find a place to record all of the things you have learned so that future ISquad members can benefit from your hard work.There is a place on the Internet where we can store all of your ideas and you can all contribute ideas for the squad.
At this point I would link to the 162 wiki and navigate through the space to expose the students to a wiki.
Teaching
Demonstrate for participants how to:
“Watch me as I show you how I use a wiki to give our teachers a resource that they can use in their classrooms.
At this point I would walk the students through our wiki and point out the different pages and resources there.
Guided Practice
Guide participants through the process of locating resources and identifying the different file name extensions to identify the file type.
Now we will visit a wikispace that is more robust than the 162 space. Navigate to http://oit.wikispaces.com//
WORK TIME (Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.)
Getting Started
Tell participants what they will be doing during their work time, and how much time they have:
“Take the next 15 minutes to poke around in the OIT wiki and make a list of all of the different resources you find there. Be sure to note all the different types of files that are on the OIT wiki. Think about why the different resources might be included in the wiki.
After you have completed your investigation of the OIT wiki, you will use the last 15 minutes to work in your groups to brainstorm a list of the kinds of resources we could include in an ISquad wiki.
Participant Activity
Participants will navigate the OIT wiki.
Step 1 - Explore several different pages on the OIT wiki
Step 2 - Make a list of the types of files found on the OIT wiki
Step 3 - Discuss how these pages make the work of OIT staff easier and more effective
Step 4 - Work with group members to make a list of the different pages we might include in an ISquad wiki
Facilitator Conferring
Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Make sure that students are finding all the different resources on the wiki. Point out different types of files they might have missed. Probe how the files wold help the OIT staff to be more effective..
Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share.
SHARE (Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)
Share
Ask selected participants to share resources they found on the OIT wiki and their value to the OIT staff.
Lead a discussion about how a wiki could make the ISquad more effective. Compile a list of resources that might be included on an ISquad wiki.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Author: Chris B
Email: cburwel@schools.nyc.gov
School/Employer:
Title: Tech Coach
TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION
Each session contains the following components and can be conducted in 45–60 minutes:
Session Overview
This is a concise summary of the session, and how it fits into the training series as a whole.
Focusing Questions
These are the specific questions that guide the session. The purpose of the session is to address these questions.
Materials
This is a list of all materials that the facilitator must make sure are present at the training site, including technology resources.
Resources
All handouts can be found linked from the Resources section of the participant agenda. Participants will be able to access these materials online during the session, but the facilitator should review them ahead of time, and any instructional support charts should be posted in the room before the session begins.
Framing the Session
The facilitator explains to the participants what will be covered in this session, how it fits into the training series as a whole, and how it may be incorporated into their reflective practice.
Teaching
This is a short period of facilitator-led instruction designed to prepare the participants for their work time. The facilitator might demonstrate a specific use of technology in an authentic curricular context, selected participants might be invited to share relevant experiences, or the group as a whole might contribute to a shared brainstorming list. The facilitator should be careful to avoid giving a lengthy lecture or straying too far from the focusing questions.
Guided Practice
Sometimes it is helpful for the facilitator to walk the participants through a process step by step. This gives the participants the hands-on experience of work time before losing the scaffolding of facilitator-led instruction.
Getting Started
The facilitator gives instructions to the participants for their work time, and lets them know what they will be expected to share at the end of the session.
Participant Activity
Participants are given time to practice the specific process they have seen demonstrated. They may be working independently, with a partner, or in small groups.
Facilitator Conferring
As participants work, the facilitator moves around the room holding short conferences to help guide the work and make it more productive. The facilitator should be at eye level with participants during each conference. These conversations need not be especially private; the facilitator may invite someone sitting nearby to listen in. If common needs among the group emerge, they can either be addressed immediately or during the sharing time.
Share
Participants gather at the end of the session to demonstrate what they have done, discuss experiences they have had, and reflect on what they have learned. This is an opportunity to return to the focusing questions that began the session, and discuss what has been accomplished in the interval.
Acknowledgements
This section acknowledges those who contributed to the creation of this session